Music has a certain…something…that reaches into the human heart and brings out our souls.
Music has been a large part of my life since day one. My mother takes time to write little lullabies for each of her children shortly after their births. My father would play music on his record player for us while Mom would sing or hum us to sleep.
This is on my mind for one reason. My niece has taken to listening to her iPod (it’s really her mom’s) on a little speaker plug-in that she got for Christmas last year. One of the songs happened to catch my attention for a bit and I couldn’t help but listen to it even though I had work I was supposed to be doing on the other end of the house.
Sometimes songs that I’ve known since I was a pre-teen sneak up on me with a pow! right to my heart.
You are the one who keeps your dream alive And you are the one who feels the rhythm deep inside Do you ever wonder if can make you fly? But you will never know, if you don’t really try. There’s so many fast frames Quick cuts and a million stars Can make you wonder Can make you dream ahead from the start When you know your heart and follow your own destiny Don’t get lost in the crowd Be the one to be strong and turn heads around Even from dark to light You are the spark You have the fire You are the heart New be a believer Don’t get lost in the crowd Look around you, you may not be The latest fashion or in a magazine Or under high profiles but you will be A sweet inspiration if you got your own style There’s so many fast frames Quick cuts and a million stars Pulling you away from what you really love If you sing your own song straight from your heart You’ll find yourself rising above Don’t get lost in the crowd Be the one to be strong and turn heads around Even from dark to light You have the spark You have the fire You are the heart now be a believer Don’t get lost in the crowd ‘Cause we live in a world of so many choices It’s hard to find our own voices And keep going on from day to day So get with the earth and get with the sky Get with the inside Don’t get lost in the crowd Be the one to be strong and turn heads around Even from dark to light You have the spark and the fire You are the heart Now be a believer Don’t get lost in the crowd –From Don’t Get Lost in the Crowd by Ashley Ballard
Breathing In 
I really think the lullabies are incredibly wonderful. I must think of one for Connor. It would be a lovely tradition!
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It is a lot of fun to go through her notes and play some of them on the piano.
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